Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Cap, Percussion |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01275 |
Description |
Cylindrical tin with lid contains 21 copper percussion caps. |
Dimensions |
H-0.625 Dia-2.125 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Provenance |
The tin box and percussion caps were from the collection of J. W. Davies, who raised a company of sharpshooters detailed for special duty on the James River. His son, William W. Davies, was appointed messenger to Jefferson Davis. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |